NEWS11-03-2018.NEWS FOR 12-Mar (MONDAY)1. India
and France signed strategic pacts in defence sector.It will help in using each
other’s military facilities,including opening naval bases to warships. It was
signed during official state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to
India.

2. Government
recently launched ‘Suvidha’ Yojana, a 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin,
under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). The affordable
Suvidha sanitary napkins will be available for Rs. 2.50 per pad at over 3200
Janaushadhi Kendras across India.

3. Diu
has become the first and the only Union Territory in the country to be fully
run on solar energy. The Union Territory generates total of 13 megawatts (MW)
of electricity from solar power generating facilities daily.

4. Balkrishna Doshi became the first-ever Indian architect to
win the prestigious 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

5. Akhil
Sheoran won gold medal in men’s 50m Rifle 3-Position in the ongoing ISSF
Shooting World Cup at Mexico. < < Back